Alana Kinrich
@alanakinrich.medsky.social
“Some entitled little shit ER doc” 👩🏻⚕️, queer 🏳️🌈, home cook 🍳, sometimes dancer 🩰, cat person 🐱, lover of swishy skirts and warm sweaters 👗. My opinions are not my employer's. she/her
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Alana Kinrich
@alanakinrich.medsky.social
· Aug 17
Treasuring every day with this little love. So excited to be his mama forever.
Incredible photography by Alyse Panitz, www.alysepanitz.com
Incredible photography by Alyse Panitz, www.alysepanitz.com
One of the downsides to working in emergency medicine is I can imagine some truly horrific acute complications of otherwise routine medical situations, and the anxiety of that does not always sit well with me.
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
One of the downsides to working in emergency medicine is I can imagine some truly horrific acute complications of otherwise routine medical situations, and the anxiety of that does not always sit well with me.
Everyone once in a while I put on an outfit that makes me think "this would go perfectly with my favorite lipstick from high school" and I wish I still owned it.
January 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Everyone once in a while I put on an outfit that makes me think "this would go perfectly with my favorite lipstick from high school" and I wish I still owned it.
I cannot fathom the mind of someone who makes critical parenting comments to strangers in public.
Today while my baby was fussing in his stroller a boomer man told me "I've traveled the world, and in other cultures the moms carry their babies, and then they don't cry."
Super fucking helpful!
Today while my baby was fussing in his stroller a boomer man told me "I've traveled the world, and in other cultures the moms carry their babies, and then they don't cry."
Super fucking helpful!
January 16, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I cannot fathom the mind of someone who makes critical parenting comments to strangers in public.
Today while my baby was fussing in his stroller a boomer man told me "I've traveled the world, and in other cultures the moms carry their babies, and then they don't cry."
Super fucking helpful!
Today while my baby was fussing in his stroller a boomer man told me "I've traveled the world, and in other cultures the moms carry their babies, and then they don't cry."
Super fucking helpful!
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Such great words:
Raising a child with hope is surely a political act.
A few more: Being kind to a stranger is a political act.
Having a compassionate response to what's going on is a political act.
Being hopeful we can save this country is a political act.
Raising a child with hope is surely a political act.
A few more: Being kind to a stranger is a political act.
Having a compassionate response to what's going on is a political act.
Being hopeful we can save this country is a political act.
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Such great words:
Raising a child with hope is surely a political act.
A few more: Being kind to a stranger is a political act.
Having a compassionate response to what's going on is a political act.
Being hopeful we can save this country is a political act.
Raising a child with hope is surely a political act.
A few more: Being kind to a stranger is a political act.
Having a compassionate response to what's going on is a political act.
Being hopeful we can save this country is a political act.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
El río de nuestra señora la reina de los ángeles de porciúncula.
aka, the Los Angeles River. It's a trickle much of the year, but it turns into deadly whitewater rapids when there's a big rainstorm.
aka, the Los Angeles River. It's a trickle much of the year, but it turns into deadly whitewater rapids when there's a big rainstorm.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 10:12 PM
El río de nuestra señora la reina de los ángeles de porciúncula.
aka, the Los Angeles River. It's a trickle much of the year, but it turns into deadly whitewater rapids when there's a big rainstorm.
aka, the Los Angeles River. It's a trickle much of the year, but it turns into deadly whitewater rapids when there's a big rainstorm.
I don't know what to say any more. My perspective is clear, but my power to effect real change is murky. Horrors upon horrors in this country and the world... but also I have to pack lunch for tomorrow. Raising a child with hope is surely a political act. It might be the best one I can do for now.
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I don't know what to say any more. My perspective is clear, but my power to effect real change is murky. Horrors upon horrors in this country and the world... but also I have to pack lunch for tomorrow. Raising a child with hope is surely a political act. It might be the best one I can do for now.
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I haven’t crunched the numbers but I’m going to guess ICE is less profitable than the US Postal Service
Better shut them down in the name of fiscal responsibility
Better shut them down in the name of fiscal responsibility
January 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I haven’t crunched the numbers but I’m going to guess ICE is less profitable than the US Postal Service
Better shut them down in the name of fiscal responsibility
Better shut them down in the name of fiscal responsibility
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Hi. Chaplain here. You have no moral of ethical compunction to watch the ICE shooting video. It won't bring the victim back and will likely traumatize you. Put your outrage and energy into protest/organizing/donating/supporting immigrants.
January 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Hi. Chaplain here. You have no moral of ethical compunction to watch the ICE shooting video. It won't bring the victim back and will likely traumatize you. Put your outrage and energy into protest/organizing/donating/supporting immigrants.
Good news: We seem to have successfully night-weaned the baby.
Bad news: I lost my 97-day Wordle streak, as I'd been playing it regularly at my 3-5am feed, and yesterday I forgot entirely! 😫
Bad news: I lost my 97-day Wordle streak, as I'd been playing it regularly at my 3-5am feed, and yesterday I forgot entirely! 😫
January 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Good news: We seem to have successfully night-weaned the baby.
Bad news: I lost my 97-day Wordle streak, as I'd been playing it regularly at my 3-5am feed, and yesterday I forgot entirely! 😫
Bad news: I lost my 97-day Wordle streak, as I'd been playing it regularly at my 3-5am feed, and yesterday I forgot entirely! 😫
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Dear Democratic Party,
Please copy what Mamdani is doing.
Signed Everyone
Please copy what Mamdani is doing.
Signed Everyone
January 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Dear Democratic Party,
Please copy what Mamdani is doing.
Signed Everyone
Please copy what Mamdani is doing.
Signed Everyone
Happy new year, y'all
2025 was the year I became a mom, so for that alone it will remain one of the best years of my life.
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Happy new year, y'all
Tips for busy parents!
December 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Tips for busy parents!
2025 was the year I became a mom, so for that alone it will remain one of the best years of my life.
December 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
2025 was the year I became a mom, so for that alone it will remain one of the best years of my life.
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2026's mantra is more spaghetti less upsetti
December 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
2026's mantra is more spaghetti less upsetti
Talking about getting some wooden fencing to make a kid playpen. I wondered how modular and customizable these systems are.
@theogordon.bsky.social: "Everything is modular if you have a table saw."
@theogordon.bsky.social: "Everything is modular if you have a table saw."
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Talking about getting some wooden fencing to make a kid playpen. I wondered how modular and customizable these systems are.
@theogordon.bsky.social: "Everything is modular if you have a table saw."
@theogordon.bsky.social: "Everything is modular if you have a table saw."
Having a baby has significantly increased the amount of Disney songs and musicals that my husband will sing with me, which is maybe my favorite unanticipated perk of parenting.
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Having a baby has significantly increased the amount of Disney songs and musicals that my husband will sing with me, which is maybe my favorite unanticipated perk of parenting.
Can confirm! I don't do much (though my husband does a bit more) and yet I'm on very friendly terms with several Berkeley city council members and the mayor. If you want to have local influence, just start showing up and talking about things that matter to you.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Can confirm! I don't do much (though my husband does a bit more) and yet I'm on very friendly terms with several Berkeley city council members and the mayor. If you want to have local influence, just start showing up and talking about things that matter to you.
It's too painful for me to pay attention to ACIP today. The harm we're doing to our country's children is horrifying. I'm going to snuggle my four month old vaccinated baby extra hard today.
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's too painful for me to pay attention to ACIP today. The harm we're doing to our country's children is horrifying. I'm going to snuggle my four month old vaccinated baby extra hard today.
First time having bilateral clogged milk ducts, and wow is it unpleasant. Pumping didn't help at all. Time to take some ibuprofen and try to sleep. I'm sure the baby will wake up wanting to eat in a few hours.
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
First time having bilateral clogged milk ducts, and wow is it unpleasant. Pumping didn't help at all. Time to take some ibuprofen and try to sleep. I'm sure the baby will wake up wanting to eat in a few hours.
First shift back after maternity leave...
LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!
(aka I'm actually quite nervous I'll be rusty and inefficient and hate pumping all day)
LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!
(aka I'm actually quite nervous I'll be rusty and inefficient and hate pumping all day)
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
First shift back after maternity leave...
LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!
(aka I'm actually quite nervous I'll be rusty and inefficient and hate pumping all day)
LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!
(aka I'm actually quite nervous I'll be rusty and inefficient and hate pumping all day)
"When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies."
- J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
(My 4 month old baby laughed gleefully when I kissed his belly tonight and it made me happy cry!)
- J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
(My 4 month old baby laughed gleefully when I kissed his belly tonight and it made me happy cry!)
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
"When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies."
- J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
(My 4 month old baby laughed gleefully when I kissed his belly tonight and it made me happy cry!)
- J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
(My 4 month old baby laughed gleefully when I kissed his belly tonight and it made me happy cry!)
I had a 3 part birth plan:
1. Healthy mom
2. Healthy baby
3. Dad doesn't pass out, hit his head, and get sent to the ED as a patient
1. Healthy mom
2. Healthy baby
3. Dad doesn't pass out, hit his head, and get sent to the ED as a patient
Since I've seen some Epidural Discourse on X:
I had an amazing epidural. I could feel and move, but it turned down the pain volume enough that I could get some sleep while labor progressed. I was so much more present because I wasn't out of my mind in pain. I pushed my baby out in 40 minutes.
I had an amazing epidural. I could feel and move, but it turned down the pain volume enough that I could get some sleep while labor progressed. I was so much more present because I wasn't out of my mind in pain. I pushed my baby out in 40 minutes.
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I had a 3 part birth plan:
1. Healthy mom
2. Healthy baby
3. Dad doesn't pass out, hit his head, and get sent to the ED as a patient
1. Healthy mom
2. Healthy baby
3. Dad doesn't pass out, hit his head, and get sent to the ED as a patient
Since I've seen some Epidural Discourse on X:
I had an amazing epidural. I could feel and move, but it turned down the pain volume enough that I could get some sleep while labor progressed. I was so much more present because I wasn't out of my mind in pain. I pushed my baby out in 40 minutes.
I had an amazing epidural. I could feel and move, but it turned down the pain volume enough that I could get some sleep while labor progressed. I was so much more present because I wasn't out of my mind in pain. I pushed my baby out in 40 minutes.
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Since I've seen some Epidural Discourse on X:
I had an amazing epidural. I could feel and move, but it turned down the pain volume enough that I could get some sleep while labor progressed. I was so much more present because I wasn't out of my mind in pain. I pushed my baby out in 40 minutes.
I had an amazing epidural. I could feel and move, but it turned down the pain volume enough that I could get some sleep while labor progressed. I was so much more present because I wasn't out of my mind in pain. I pushed my baby out in 40 minutes.
Today in being a Doctor Mom: taking a meeting on tissue and transfusion quality metrics at my favorite local coffee shop while baby sleeps in a carrier. Wish every work meeting were this nice.
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today in being a Doctor Mom: taking a meeting on tissue and transfusion quality metrics at my favorite local coffee shop while baby sleeps in a carrier. Wish every work meeting were this nice.